Photonic Sensors is a fully sponsored, double-blind peer-reviewed open access journal published under the brand SpringerOpen. It presents original, peer-reviewed articles that report on new developments of interest to members of the photonics and sensor communities in all fields of photonic sensing science and technology. The journal's coverage includes optical fiber sensors, planar waveguide sensors, laser-based sensors, and biophotonic sensors and more. Photonic Sensors focuses on experimental contributions related to novel principles, structures or materials for photonic sensors.

In addition to research articles, the journal publishes letters and review articles, providing an opportunity to rapidly disseminate research results of timely interest, and comprehensive reviews of emerging topics.

The publication costs are covered by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China so authors do not need to pay an article-processing charge.

The journaloperates a double-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers do not know the names or affiliations of the authors and the reviewer reports provided to the authors are anonymous.

All articles published are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found at https://www.springeropen.com/about/open-access.

As authors of articles published in Photonic Sensors you are the copyright holders of your article and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate your article, according to the SpringerOpen copyright and license agreement (https://www.springeropen.com/get-published/copyright/copyright-and-license-agreement).

For those of you who are US government employees or are prevented from being copyright holders for similar reasons, SpringerOpen can accommodate non-standard copyright lines. Please contact info@springeropen.com if further information is needed.

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Photonic Sensors publishes original, peer-reviewed articles that report on new developments of interest to both the photonics and sensor communities in all fields of photonic sensing science and technology. Topics include optical fiber sensors, planar waveguide sensors, laser-based sensors, and biophotonic sensors, etc. Photonic Sensors focuses on experimental contributions related to novel principles, structures or materials for photonic sensors. Papers that report on investigations based on combinations of experimental and analytical/numerical approaches are also welcome.

In addition to research articles, Photonic Sensors publishes letters and review articles. Letters provide an opportunity to rapidly disseminate research results that are of timely interest to the photonic sensor community. Upon submission, letter manuscripts should be accompanied by a brief justification for rapid publication. Letters should not exceed four journal pages. Review articles provide readers with comprehensive reviews of emerging topics, topics of critical importance or activities of world-class research groups and can be either solicited or non-solicited. Review articles appear on a regular basis.